Higher-order continuum approximation for rarefied gases

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3558-3567

  Spiegel, Edward A ^a   Thiffeault, Jean Luc ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; KINETIC THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; ULTRASONICS;

KINETIC EQUATIONS; ULTRASOUND PROPAGATION;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

RAREFIED GAS;

EID: 0344467459     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1613280     Document Type: Article

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